Your blade must be really dull? Or maybe you got a bad knife, it could happen.
Personally I like to use the Lansky Blade Medic when a blade is really dull. Use the carbide first with a controlled pressure (because it will remove metal quite a bit if too much pressure) to recreate a V-edge.
Otherwise I have good results with the Lansky 2 rod system like yours.
I use the 40 degree (2x20) settings on my Spyderco Sharpmaker for sharpening my Ganzo folders. So the 20 option should work at the Lansky too.
Do you keep the blade perpendicular to the base of the sharpener during sharpening? That’s the key of these V systems.
You should avoid adding too much pressure on the blade during the process.
Marking the edge with a sharpie (permanent marker) is also a good trick for checking the progress of sharpening and the angle. You must remove all of the permanent marker at the edge during sharpening before moving to the fine stone.
I agree, use the sharpie trick mentioned above and you most likely see that you’re not keeping your angle right and instead of sharpening, you’re dulling the blade, it happened to me the first time I used the sharpmaker.
These do take some time and practice to get the hang of it.
Thank you, very good pointers. I will try that.
Does anyone still sell the little Sanrenmu 605?
Folks, I tried to look for Ganzo auto knives at Gearbest but couldn't find any. Where can I order some online?
I linked a couple of them here and here .
I finished my review about the Fura titanium razor flipper:
extremely helpful! big thanks! will read your articles also :)
https://www.naturabuy.fr/Mini-couteau-pliant-SANRENMU-GR-605-ideal-trousseau-cles-dans-sac-main-NEUF-item-3611984.html
https://www.kesvilag.hu/sanrenmu-gr5-605-475.html
http://campsite.com.ua/sanrenmu-gr5-605.html
Gonna be difficult and expensive I assume…
Thanks, Adahn.
Too bad — the Sanrenmu 605 was one of the best little knives made.
There is a ton of little knife models by Sanrenmu.
What is the best axis lock knife under $20? I like Ganzo FB7603, is it a good knife for this price or is there better one?
Best depends on what kind of knife you want and what you’ll be doing with it.
If by best, you mean good quality and smooth, then for regular EDC tasks, I would say that the Ganzo FB760x and the Y-Start JIN02 are probably some of the best axis locks under $20.
They are both well built and both are very smooth thanks to their bearings.
Thanks bdpf79
By best I mean exactly what you wrote. Ordered Ganzo FB7601, looks a tad nicer to my taste with blue accent and CF scales.
I have the same one. It’s a nice one, you’ll like it.
For me definitively SanRenMu 7063. Best budget axis lock ever :+1:
It’s nice for sure but I wouldn’t consider it the best.
Plus, with a knife this size, I actually find using the axis lock kind of awkward.
I have both the axis and liner lock versions of the 7063 and I actually prefer the liner lock on this one.
I also prefer the liner lock of 7063 but only because I really like its orange color :partying_face: Of all Chinese knives I used, SanRenMu 7063 has most razor like, thin blade, extremely good slicer.
I prefer its big brother, the 9063 (also known as the Real Steel E963) 
